Sowell stands accused of killing 11 women. He faces the death penalty.

Prosecutors say the defense has already spent more than $500,000 preparing the Sowell case.

Other defense teams in a sample of death penalty cases have spent between $11,000 and $32,000. Prosecutors are asking a judge to make the Sowell legal request money in public documents. Sowell's lawyers have said he is entitled to a fair trial with the best defense possible.